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mschuster91last Tuesday at 9:09 AM1 replyview on HN

Unfortunately, said grandma isn't all that mythical. Scams of all kinds cost US citizens alone 158 billion dollars a year [1].

[1] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ftc-states-scams-cost-us-cons...


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const_castlast Tuesday at 2:33 PM

This granny is mythical - granny isn't installing unsigned binaries off an alternative app store. Let's not argue dishonestly - we both know how scams actually happen. That statistic is less than worthless in this context.

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